IMPROVING SAFETY, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING
Since taking office, Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez has led a transformative revitalization of MacArthur Park, bringing together an unprecedented coalition of community groups, city departments, state agencies, and federal partners. Her collaborative approach has unlocked millions of dollars in funding and resources to address the park’s long-standing challenges with innovative, community-driven solutions without resorting to criminalizing and punishing people.
A 360° CARE-FIRST APPROACH
By addressing the challenges of homelessness, public safety, cleanliness, and public health, these initiatives aim to enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors while preserving the park’s role as a vital community space.
- L.A. Care MacArthur Park Care Collaborative
L.A. Care’s Countywide Field Medicine program will be launching in MacArthur Park. This investment in coordinated services among County and City departments, community-based organizations and healthcare providers recognizes the extraordinary health care needs in the area and will bring an unprecedented level of wrap-around services to people experiencing homelessness with a goal of connecting them to services and ultimately stable shelter and housing.
- Mobile Overdose Response Teams
A partnership with Homeless Health Care that will deploy a full-time team of trained practitioners who can identify and reverse overdoses 7 days a week. This highly mobile, field-based team aims to save lives by quickly reaching people in medical distress while reducing the call volume to 9-1-1.
- Peace Ambassadors Teams
A new program with Homies Unidos and Healing Urban Barrios to deploy full-time community intervention workers who will work to reduce and prevent violence, engage in de-escalation, and partner with neighborhood schools and park staff to conduct Safe Passage.
Learn More- Community Clean Teams
An initiative in collaboration with Chrysalis and CARECEN to enhance cleanliness along public corridors around the park while providing job opportunities for local residents.
PROGRESS IN ACTION
By investing over $27 million in infrastructure, services, and support, Councilmember Hernandez is implementing a coordinated, care-first approach that has real results you can see and feel in the neighborhood.
2025 Year In Review
- Clean Teams
Keeping MacArthur Park clean.
- 24,000+ bags of waste cleared*
- 3,000+ bulky items removed*
* Data from within a 1/2 mile radius of MacArthur Park
- Infrastructure Investments
- $900,000 secured to make bandshell and soccer field improvements
- Installed solar lighting around the park to improve visibility and safety at night
- Restored and upgraded the playground to ensure families have a safe space to gather
- Peace Ambassadors
Unarmed, trusted teams building relationships and preventing violence before it starts.
- 15,000+ contacts made in outreach efforts*
- 70 incidents de-escalated*
*Totals for Olympic and Rampart Divisions
- Public Health
Reducing harm and improving safety.
- 175+ lives saved by overdose reversals
- 54,000+ hazardous items removed
- 14,000+ sharps safely disposed
- Reconnecting MacArthur Park
- 2,500+ survey responses
- 60+ outreach events
- Stormwater Capture Project
The MacArthur Lake Stormwater Capture Project is a $40 million investment that will capture and treat approximately 244 acre-feet of stormwater each year, saving roughly 9 million gallons of water annually.
Learn More- Street Medicine
Healthcare delivered directly in the community.
- 260+ visits in and around MacArthur Park
- 45+ people serviced
- Tenant Support
Preventing displacement before it happens.
- 45 tenants supported with rent relief*
- $75k+ in assistance*
- Expanded food access, serving hundreds of families in the area every month.
*Data from within a 1/2 mile radius of MacArthur Park
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